Policy SIG

SIG Charter

The Policy SIG charter is to develop policies which relate to the management and use of Internet  number resources within the Asia Pacific region. These include policies for resource allocation, recovery and transfer, and for resource registration within whois, reverse DNS, RPKI and related services.

Join the Policy SIG

A SIG, or Special Interest Group, is an open forum for the community to discuss topics of interest. There are no entry requirements to participate in the activity of the APNIC Policy SIG.

You don’t “join” a Special Interest Group, you participate in it. The first step to participation is usually to subscribe to the mailing list.

The Policy SIG uses a consensus process to develop policies that all APNIC and NIR members are required to follow. You participate in the consensus process by supporting or objecting to proposed policy changes; either on the mailing list, or during the Open Policy Meetings at APNIC Conferences.

You may also like to participate by becoming a proposal author and submit a suggestion to change APNIC policy, or take a leadership role and become a Chair, or Co-Chair, of the Policy SIG.

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About the Chair

Name Bertrand Cherrier
Tenure APNIC 56 – APNIC 60
Biography

I have been a sysadmin for an ISP in New Caledonia for more than twenty years.

Founder of the GULNC (Linux User Group), I’ve push the adoption of IPv6 for all users and now the ISP I work for is the only one providing IPv6 connectivity to its FTTH subscribers our country.

I’m not better than anyone, but because of the size and location of New Caledonia, my aim will always be towards what’s good for our community.

I have been chairing the Policy SIG since APNIC 52 (2021) and I fully understand the process, the stakes and how to gage consensus. With your support, I will be serving our community to the best I can for my last term.

About the Co-Chair

Name Ching-Heng Ku
Tenure APNIC 58 – APNIC 62
Biography

Ching-Heng Ku is the Director of IP Department of TWNIC and has worked and researched in networking, IP Policies and Number Resources Services at TWNIC for several years. He is currently the Chair of IANA Numbering Services Review Committee member.

He had ever been the Policy SIG Co-Chair of APNIC, the Secretariat of Asia Pacific IPv6 Task Force, and ever holding the Asia Pacific IPv6 summit and Global IPv6 Summit in Taiwan. He also supports organise IPv6 Readiness Measurement BoF and IPv6 Deployment session in APNIC Conferences for many years.

Ching-Heng has actively participated in the APNIC meetings since the APNIC 18th in 2004. Also, he was the Chair of the NIR Hostmaster workshop and the Co-Chair of the DB SIG, NIR SIG, and Policy SIG in APNIC meetings.

He has balanced views on various issues discussed in the APNIC community. I believe his quality and experiences will contribute to Policy SIG in having him serve as the Co-Chair.

About the Co-Chair

Name Shaila Sharmin
Tenure APNIC 56 – APNIC 60
Biography

Drawing upon over 12 years of professional experience, I have worked in diverse sectors encompassing ISP, Banking and WiMAX Network. I have extensive hands-on experience in Core and Enterprise Routing and Switching, Security Technologies with all major vendors. At present, I am working as Cyber Security Architect in a leading Bangladeshi bank Prime Bank Limited. Prior to my current role, I have served as System security analyst at Information Security Department of Brac Bank LTD, Senior Core Network Engineer at Link3 Technology, a nationwide ISP in Bangladesh, and in a WiMAX company named Banglalion Communications Ltd.

Over the past few years, I have gained adequate experience in the fields of Internet Network configuration and Management, vast knowledge of Regional Internet Registry for number resources and Domain Name Registry Services. I believe a good balance of technical knowledge; Internet history & policy understanding is important for this role, and I would like to make contributions to this region and to APNIC conferences. I have read the Co-Chair responsibilities and I am confident to serve the community.

Community Forums

These are the standalone SIG Forums organized outside of the regular APNIC Conferences.

Session APNIC 57 Policy Proposals Webinar
Date/Time Thursday, 15 February 2024 | 16:00 (UTC +10)
Mode Online
Agenda
  • Policy SIG Chairs welcoming remarks
  • Policy proposals readout by authors
  • Open Mic
  • Policy SIG Chairs closing remarks
Recording

Zoom video

Attendees

23


Session APNIC 56 Policy Proposals Webinar
Date/Time Friday, 25 August 2023 | 16:00 (UTC +10)
Mode Online
Agenda
  • Policy SIG Chairs welcoming remarks
  • Policy proposals readout by authors
  • Open Mic
  • Policy SIG Chairs closing remarks
Recording

Zoom video

Attendees

24


Session APNIC 55 Policy Proposals Webinar
Date/Time Thursday, 16 February 2023 | 14:00 (UTC +10)
Mode Online
Agenda
  • Policy SIG Chairs welcoming remarks
  • Policy proposals readout by authors
  • Open Mic
  • Policy SIG Chairs closing remarks
Recording

Zoom video

Attendees

27


Session APNIC 54 Policy Proposals Webinar
Date/Time Thursday, 25 August 2022 | 16:00 (UTC +10)
Mode Online
Agenda
  • Policy SIG Chairs welcome remarks
  • Policy proposals readout by authors
  • Open Mic
  • Policy SIG Chairs closing remarks
Recording

Zoom video

Attendees

36


Session APNIC 53 Policy Proposals Webinar
Date/Time Thursday, 17 February 2022 | 16:00 (UTC +10)
Mode Online
Agenda
  • Policy SIG Chairs welcome remarks
  • Policy proposals readout by authors
  • Open Mic
  • Policy SIG Chairs closing remarks
Recording

Zoom video

Attendees

19


Session APNIC 52 proposal readout
Date/Time Friday, 19 March 2021 | 12:30 PM UTC +8
Mode Online
Agenda
  • SIG Chair welcome remarks, Ching-Heng Ku, Policy SIG Co-Chair
  • Policy Documentation Review Report, Sunny Chendi, APNIC
  • Open Mic
  • SIG Chair closing remarks, Ching-Heng Ku, Policy SIG Co-Chair
Recording

Zoom video

Attendees

29


Session Policy document review report
Date/Time Friday, 30 October 2020 | 11:00 AM UTC +8
Mode Online
Agenda
  • SIG Chair welcome remarks, Bertrand Cherrier, Policy SIG Acting Chair
  • AS0 policy implementation, George Michaelson, APNIC [Presentation]
  • Open Mic
  • PDP review and recommendations, Sunny Chendi, APNIC [Presentation]
  • Open Mic
  • SIG Chair closing remarks, Ching-Heng Ku, Policy SIG Co-Chair
Recording

Zoom video | YouTube video

Attendees 40